Sunday, 3 May 2020

Special, Sunday 03 May 2020, Novice

Day 40 of 54 Stay safe at home

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM(Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Dancing unclothed rock non-stop (5,3,5)
8   Chewed half finger after Christie’s initial suspense thriller (11)
9   Look in this one for standard quality (3)
11 Budget of company manages money outside (7)
12 Talk show host to perform North American variety (7)
13 Selectively reject call of timekeeper (7)
15 On the way to resolve that endless pain (2,1,4)
17 Forced to model in dim mixed environment (7)
19 Falls for one Indian tune in rewind (7)
21 Operated in reverse rank? Report (7)
23 A lanky sailor goes in to dance here (2,1,4)
24 Leading star she remained evenly for a very long time (3)
25 I am on fighter plane quota for entry (11)
26 New beginnings from green revolution and electronic supplies (13)

DOWN
1   Incomprehensible and complex, like this puzzle? Not really! (6,7)
2   Bend in reverse taking grain for magical horse (7)
3   Flowers whch “flash upon that inward eye!” (9)
4   Chief youth leader is strong (5)
5   Simba held at the zoo perhaps (5,4)
6   Working over decay I left fleeing without article (2,3)
7   A shrink conjures Hindu god (7)
10 Exhausted leader rules from power carriers (8,5)
14 Adam’s line reproduced by Don Juan perhaps (6,3)
16 One would call a stubborn uncompromising individual this (2,7)
18 Associate to give up corner right (7)
20 Gaming venue Ah! Money husband left twice in and got nothing (1,6)
22 Mimicking a jingle (5)
23 Aryan German contained wrath (5)

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Enjoy.

57 comments:

  1. 1A: ROUND THE CLOCK...(unclothed rock)*

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  2. 20d A CASINO gaming venue; {Ah} {CASh} {IN} {O}

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  3. 8Ac CLIFFHANGER {C(-hewed)}{Half Finger}*

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  4. 8A: CLIFFHANGER..(HALF FINGER C)*

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  5. 2D UNICORN
    BEND = U
    IN REVERSE = NI
    GRAIN = CORN
    Def magical horse

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  6. 1A ROUND THE CLOCK (UNCLOTHED ROCK)*
    1D ROCKET SCIENCE CD
    8A CLIFFHANGER C+(HALF FINGER)*

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  7. 22D: Replacement for 8A,
    22D: A (PING)

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  8. 24 ac
    EON : very long time
    Leading star (she): heroine
    Evenly, EON

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  9. 2Dn UNICORN - {U(IN<=}{CORN}

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  10. 3D DAFFODILS

    "They flash upon that inward eye"
    This is a line in the famous poem by W WORDSWORTH

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  11. Making up for 2 repeats:
    5d CAGED LION CD
    12A DO NA HUE

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  12. 4D: HEADY {HEAD}{Y}
    11: ECONOMY {CO}IN {MONEY}*
    7D: KRISHNA {A+SHRINK}*

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  13. 6dn
    ON RUN: ( fleeing without article): on the run - the
    Working: on
    Decay: ruin - i(I left)
    ON RUN

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  14. Substituting for repeats:
    25A: IMMIGRATION {IM}{MIG}{RATION}
    21A: NARRAGE {RAN<--}{RATE}

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  15. 18D PARTNER

    give up = PART
    corner = NE
    right = R

    Def for Associate

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  16. In place of 2Dn
    10Dn OVERHEAD LINES - {Over}{Head}{Lines}

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  17. 9a - ISO ---->[T]
    7D - A shrink = KRISHNA *

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  18. 9 acros: ISO= Indian Standard Organisation.Standard quality. contained in THiso.

    23 across: AT A MALL - a lanky sailor- a TALL+M from mariner or sailor

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  19. 26A Regenerations Green* + e + rations

    23A At a ball A T(ab)all

    15A In a path {tha(-t)pain}*

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  20. 26ac
    REGENERATIONS
    Green anagram : regen
    Electronic : e
    Supplies: rations
    REGEN E RATIONS

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  21. REGENERATIONS: new beginnings

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  22. At last I find one to solve!

    13Ac SUNDIAL {SPURN - PR}{DIAL}

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  24. All done and dusted by 11:30 am. This was the quickest finish I think!

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    1. yes MB. abs. right. Due to lock-down all participated. but few regular commentors are missing today.....

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  25. Is 16D solved? Check please

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  26. Thanks , Novice. I liked the long phrases formation

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  27. Thanks to all solvers for solving and completing the grid very fast. Not 1 down after all...thanks colonel for hosting the grid.

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    1. No, it wasn't 1dn but simple, elegant and quite enjoyable. I didn't post my solutions earlier fearing oft repeated duplications! 😊

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    2. Puzzles are too interesting. esp.2D, 24 & 25AC.
      Special Thanks to Col & Novice. Happy Sunday...BTW, Tomorrow on wards we will back to duty @ Bhilai-Chhattisgargh.

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  28. Thanks for the special Ramesh

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    1. My pleasure sir. Grateful for your support and hosting.

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  29. +1,though missed participation.

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    1. So were others like Srinidhi, Sree Sree (Prasad), KKR etc.

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  30. Great clues Novice. Could not keep up with the race to post solutions.

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